GPS began its life as a military technology in the 1970s, then everything changed in the late 80s when the US government decided to allow civilian use of the satellite network. Virtually every mobile ...

When two Finnair planes flying into Estonia recently had to divert in quick succession and return to Helsinki, the cause wasn’t a mechanical failure or inclement weather—it was GPS denial. GPS denial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul-Smith Goodson is an analyst covering quantum computing and AI. Satellite GPS is a vital navigation technology designed for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Australian quantum ...

A US military space-plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21 2025. Much of what the X-37B does in space is secret. But it serves partly as a ...

Sandia National Laboratories scientist Jongmin Lee, left, prepares a rubidium cold-atom cell for an atom interferometry experiment while scientists Ashok Kodigala, right, and Michael Gehl initialize ...

The United States military built its modern way of war on satellite navigation, but the Pentagon is now treating that dependence as a strategic liability rather than a quiet advantage. As adversaries ...

INFQ stock is up on neutral-atom quantum adoption. Explore its clocks, sensors, revenue traction, and FY26 outlook—see if ...

The enigmatic X-37B spaceplane, a classified endeavor of the U.S. Air Force, has taken to the skies once again. This time, its payload is a novel quantum GPS alternative, promising to revolutionize ...

To ensure that U.S. infrastructure won't fall apart — even if the nation's GPS satellites are disrupted by weather, warfare or age — a startup in Boulder, Colorado called Mesa Quantum is developing ...